Yeah, i'm not saying mind maps are bad at all. I've done some and they're useful, but they defintely don't unlock 99% of your brain (got it already), and there's an free open source alternative software too, if you like Java stuff.

But yeah, I watched a documentary on how the mind works with links. You can memorize things by associating them with, say, rooms in your house. As you walk through the rooms in your house, you are supposed to be able to remember these weird things more easier (say a bunch of random words, etc).